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Germany, AfD and Left party

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Germany's Merz will push up debt with help of left, says AfD leader

The leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), the second largest party in parliament after Sunday's election, said Germany's likely next chancellor would be held hostage by left-wing parties that would seek to loosen tough fiscal rules.

Business Insider on MSN · 18h

Conservatives are poised to win the German election, with Musk-backed AfD in second

The vote comes at a pivotal time for Europe, which faces an increasingly assertive Trump administration.

Germany's AfD, Left party can jointly block changes to constitution

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) and Germany's Left party between them garnered the one third of seats in parliament needed to block changes to the constitution, including a loosening of the debt brake which restricts deficits to 0.

German Social Democrats Ditch Scholz

Debt brake reform would be discussed by party leaders, says Germany's Scholz

A reform of Germany's constitutionally enshrined debt brake, which limits public borrowing, would be discussed by the leaders of the conservatives and the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) in coalition talks,

Bloomberg on MSN · 18h

German Social Democrats Ditch Scholz After Historic Defeat

Germany’s Social Democrats are taking steps to revamp their leadership as a role in a new government beckons, even though Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s party slumped to its worst election result since World War II.

Germany's Scholz to remain in politics as backbencher after defeat

Following a historic election defeat for his centre-left Social Democrats (SPD), German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Monday that he plans to carry out his work as head of government "properly to the end.

German 'debt brake' rule remains elephant in room

Market Talk: New German government 'will have to release debt brake'

Friedrich Merz will be the next Chancellor of Germany after his conservative CDU won Sunday's election, but he's under pressure from industry to boost growth quickly after a two-year slowdown. Aoifinn Devitt of Moneta told Reuters the new government will be forced to end its reluctance to borrow.

Khaleej Times on MSN · 3d

German elections: How austerity and the debt brake opened the door to the far-right

The brake - part of Germany's response to the 2009 financial crisis under former chancellor Angela Merkel - limits the federal government's deficit to a mere 0.35 per cent of output. By comparison, last year the US budget deficit was more than 6 per cent of output.

CNBC on MSN · 9h

German 'debt brake' rule remains the elephant in the room after election: ING

Carsten Brzeski, global head of macro at ING Research, discusses prospects for a new German coalition government under Friedrich Merz, and the likelihood of changes to the country's "debt brake" rule.

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Here are the key positions of Germany’s likely coalition parties

An alliance between Friedrich Merz’s conservatives and the center-left SPD is the only viable path to form a new government ...

9hon MSN

Germany's conservatives declare victory in Berlin. Now the hard work begins

A conservative alliance made up of the CDU and CSU is set to lead Germany again, but the new coalition government will have ...

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Germany's Scholz: Debt Ceiling Will Not Cap Our Defence Spending

Scholz said he was sure that the country's future leadership, to be determined at a February 23 election, would put ...

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German election: A government by Easter?

The coalition’s economic measures and the prospect of an increase in the defence budgets of European states to around 3% of ...

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Businesses Urge Fast Coalition Talks to Fix German Economy

The far-right Alternative for Germany will be the main opposition force. Merz has ruled out the AfD being part of the ...

2don MSN

How Russia, China, and the 'debt brake' are keeping Germany's economy stuck in the slow lane as voters go to the polls

Germany has the world's third-largest economy, but is struggling to kickstart growth. It's one of the issues facing voters in ...

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Germany faces its worst nightmare – becoming France

Friedrich Merz, the chancellor-in-waiting, has the in-tray from hell as country tries to cope with increasing economic ...

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